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The 1940s

2 hairstyles came into fashion in the 1940s, year by year.

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1940

🇯🇵 JapanFrench twist An elegant updo where hair is twisted vertically against the head.Updo · Any hair · 1940 🇬🇧 United KingdomVictory rolls A 1940s women's hairstyle featuring voluminous side rolls shaped like the letter V.Styled · Straight hair · 1940

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French twist: SWinxy, CC BY 4.0, source

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